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Photos: Eli Manning Through the Years

As Eli Manning enters his 12th season with the Giants, we look back at this career.

Originally selected first overall by the Chargers in the 2004 NFL Draft, quarterback Eli Manning was obtained by the Giants in a trade for quarterback Philip Rivers, whom the Giants had taken with the fourth pick. The Giants also gave up their 2004 third round pick, and 2005 first and fifth round selections.

2005: Manning led the Giants to an 11-5 record and the first postseason appearance of his career. Manning is the first Giants quarterback to throw for more than 3,000 yards in eight consecutive seasons, a streak he began in 2005. Manning threw 557 passes in 2005, which remains the second-highest total of his career (2011). He also had 124 attempts that season without an interception from Sept. 11 to Oct. 16, 2005, a streak ended by Dallas’ Anthony Henry. Stats: 16 GS, 294 of 557 (52.8%), 3,762 YDS, 24 TD, 17 INT

In 2006, Manning started all 16 regular-season games and the NFC Wild Card Game, but the Giants lost in the opening round of the postseason for the second straight year. Manning’s 24 touchdown passes matched his 2005 total and left him tied for fourth in the NFL with St. Louis Pro Bowler Marc Bulger. Manning was the first Giants quarterback to throw at least 20 touchdown passes in consecutive seasons since Simms did it three years in a row from 1984-86. Stats: 16 GS, 301 of 522 (57.7%), 3,244 YDS, 24 TD, 18 INT

2007: Manning was named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XLII after completing 19-of-34 passes for a career postseason-high 255 yards and 2 touchdowns against the then-undefeated New England Patriots. On the way to their title, Manning led the Giants on a game-winning fourth quarter drive by completing 5-of-9 passes for 77 yards and a 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress. In four postseason games, Manning completed 72-of-119 passes (60.5 percent) for 854 yards, 6 touchdowns and 1 interception. Stats: 16 GS, 297 of 529 (56.1%), 3,336 YDS, 23 TD, 20 INT

2008: In 2008, Manning led the Giants to their second NFC East championship in his four full seasons as a starter and fourth consecutive postseason berth, a franchise record. Manning played in his first Pro Bowl following the 2008 season to become the first Giants quarterback to be selected to the Pro Bowl since Phil Simms in 1993. Stats: 289 of 479 (60.3%), 3,238 YDS, 21 TD, 10 INT

2009: In 2009, Manning set career highs in completions, percentage, yards, touchdowns and rating, becoming the third quarterback in Giants history to throw for more than 4,000 yards in a season, joining Kerry Collins (4,073 in 2002) and Phil Simms (4,044 in 1984). Manning also became the first Giants quarterback with two 4,000-yard seasons. Stats: 16 GS, 317 of 509 (62.3%), 4,021 YDS, 27 TD, 14 INT

2010: Manning’s 339 completions and 62.9 completion percentage were both franchise single-season records. The previous records were 335 completions by Collins in 2002 and the 62.8 completion percentages by Jeff Hostetler in 1991 and Kurt Warner in 2004. He had four 300-yard passing game and was 1 of 4 players to throw every one of his team’s passes in 2010. Stats: 16 GS, 339 of 539 (62.9%), 4,002 YDS, 31 TD, 25 INT

2011: Manning won the Rozelle Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XLVI four years after he earned that honor in Super Bowl XLII. He became the fifth player in NFL history to win multiple Super Bowl MVP honors, joining Joe Montana, Tom Brady, Terry Bradshaw, and Bart Starr. Stats: 16 GS, 359 of 589 (61.0%), 4,933 YDS, 29 TD, 16 INT

Eli Manning enjoyed one of his best statistical seasons in 2015, in the second season of then offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo. Manning completed 62.6 percent of his passes, and threw for a career high 35 touchdown passes. His 93.6 QB rating was also a career high.

Manning enters the 2016 season, his 13th in the league, with a new head coach - Ben McAdoo. A trip to Green Bay and Pittsburgh highlight some of the away games on the schedule.